THE FILM & DISCUSSION GUIDE IN

ENGLISH, HAITIAN-CREOLE, PORTUGUESE, AND SPANISH

The PBS documentary Slavery by Another Name explores post-emancipation slavery in the United States. But slavery and its legacy are not unique to the U.S. During the years of the transatlantic slave trade, approximately 1500-1866, over 12 million slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas. Of these, 4 million were sold to Brazil, 2.5 million to Spanish colonies including Mexico and Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) and other parts of Latin and South America, and around 400,000 to the United States. This systematic enslavement of Africans was the largest forced migration in human history and its effects are still being felt today.

With generous funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, viewers in Brazil, Mexico and Haiti, as well as around the world, can now watch Slavery by Another Name online in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, accompanied by Discussion Guides describing each country’s history with slavery. Start a conversation in your own community using these free resources.